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WEEK 1 It is my first time out of the country and now it is hitting me harder and harder each day that I am "no longer in Kansas". Things are so different here, with stores on every street corner of many varieties and cars moving through the herds of people. In America things are so spaced out, but here things are so close together. My aunt told me before coming here that people would speak English to me and so far she was right to some extent. Those who aren't trusting in their English have a hard time communicating, which is a good thing in my opinion. I didn't come here to speak English. The flight here was very nice with LOTS of meals, all of which were scrumptious. I'd recommend China Airlines to anyone with their good prices, food and service. After getting off the plane in Taiwan I found it quite interesting that there were many stores selling tobacco products and alcohol. I think I will like Taiwan when I go for an extended stay in the future. Once I got to Incheon things started moving very quickly. Once I was off the plane, I went through immigration, got my bags, found Ji-Hee, then took a taxi limousine to the middle of Seoul and then a taxi to Hanyang where my dorm is. There Ji-hee introduced me to a guy that stays across the hall from me and he showed me around. After a short 2 hour nap, I was awoken and taken to the HIVA (Hanyang International Volunteer Association) meeting to meet more people. There were so many people that I meet that night and I don't remember all the names. Let's just say events of the evening didn't help to maintain memory either ;). That night I learned some interesting things about the student life here. Although I walk around here being the only African American on the streets, there are lots of Chinese, Japanese, and Indian people. But I feel special. There aren't too many Americans in this area either. I think the hardest thing to take in most of all is not being able to read and understand all the signs with instructions on them. This dormitory is international but a strong understanding of Korean language is demanded. Hopefully in the future I will obtain that ability. by Bryan Turnbough
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